Sec. 111. DEFINITIONS
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## SEC. 111 DEFINITIONS In this title: ####
(1)Categorical exclusion The term “**categorical exclusion**” means a category of actions that a Federal agency has determined normally does not significantly affect the quality of the human environment within the meaning of section 102(2)(C). ####
(2)Cooperating agency The term “**cooperating agency**” means any Federal, State, Tribal, or local agency that has been designated as a cooperating agency under section 107(a)(3). ####
(3)Council The term “**Council**” means the Council on Environmental Quality established in title II. ####
(4)Environmental assessment The term “**environmental assessment**” means an environmental assessment prepared under section 106(b)(2). ####
(5)Environmental document The term “**environmental document**” means an environmental impact statement, an environmental assessment, or a finding of no significant impact. ####
(6)Environmental impact statement The term “**environmental impact statement**” means a detailed written statement that is required by section 102(2)(C). ####
(7)Finding of no significant impact The term “**finding of no significant impact**” means a determination by a Federal agency that a proposed agency action does not require the issuance of an environmental impact statement. ####
(8)Participating federal agency The term “**participating Federal agency**” means a Federal agency participating in an environmental review or authorization of an action. ####
(9)Lead agency The term “**lead agency**” means, with respect to a proposed agency action— #####
(A)the agency that proposed such action; or #####
(B)if there are 2 or more involved Federal agencies with respect to such action, the agency designated under section 107(a)(1). ####
(10)Major federal action #####
(A)In general The term “**major Federal action**” means an action that the agency carrying out such action determines is subject to substantial Federal control and responsibility. #####
(B)Exclusion The term “**major Federal action**” does not include— ######
(i)a non-Federal action— ######
(I)with no or minimal Federal funding; or ######
(II)with no or minimal Federal involvement where a Federal agency cannot control the outcome of the project; ######
(ii)funding assistance solely in the form of general revenue sharing funds which do not provide Federal agency compliance or enforcement responsibility over the subsequent use of such funds; ######
(iii)loans, loan guarantees, or other forms of financial assistance where a Federal agency does not exercise sufficient control and responsibility over the subsequent use of such financial assistance or the effect of the action; ######
(iv)business loan guarantees provided by the Small Business Administration pursuant to section 7(a) or
(b)and of the Small Business Act ( U.S.C. 636(a)), or title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 695 et seq.); ######
(v)bringing judicial or administrative civil or criminal enforcement actions; ######
(vi)extraterritorial activities or decisions, which means agency activities or decisions with effects located entirely outside of the jurisdiction of the United States; or ######
(vii)activities or decisions that are non-discretionary and made in accordance with the agency’s statutory authority. ####
(11)Programmatic environmental document The term “**programmatic environmental document**” means an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment analyzing all or some of the environmental effects of a policy, program, plan, or group of related actions. ####
(12)Proposal The term “**proposal**” means a proposed action at a stage when an agency has a goal, is actively preparing to make a decision on one or more alternative means of accomplishing that goal, and can meaningfully evaluate its effects. ####
(13)Special expertise The term “**special expertise**” means statutory responsibility, agency mission, or related program experience. **[**[42 U.S.C. 4336e](/us/usc/t42/s4336e)**]**
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